UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 12b-25

 

 

NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

 

(Check one):      

☐  Form 10-K    ☐  Form 20-F    ☐  Form 11-K    ☒  Form 10-Q    ☐  Form 10-D    

☐  Form N-CEN    ☐  Form N-CSR

  For Period Ended: March 31, 2021
  ☐  Transition Report on Form 10-K
  ☐  Transition Report on Form 20-F
  ☐  Transition Report on Form 11-K
  ☐  Transition Report on Form 10-Q
  ☐  Transition Report on Form N-SAR
  For the Transition Period Ended:                                 

If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates:

 

      

 

PART I — REGISTRANT INFORMATION

Hostess Brands, Inc.

Full Name of Registrant

 

    

Former Name if Applicable

7905 Quivira Road

Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)

Lenexa, Kansas 66215

City, State and Zip Code

 

 

 


PART II — RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)

If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate)

 

☒     (a)   The reason described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense
  (b)   The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, Form 11-K, Form N-CEN or Form N-CSR, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or transition report on Form 10-Q or subject distribution report on Form 10-D, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and
  (c)   The accountant’s statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable.

PART III — NARRATIVE

State below in reasonable detail why Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q,10-D, N-CEN, N-CSR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period.

On April 12, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a statement (the “SEC Statement”) on the accounting and reporting considerations for warrants issued by SPACs entitled, “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”). The SEC Statement discussed certain features of warrants issued in SPAC transactions that may be common across many entities. The SEC Statement indicated that when one or more of such features is included in a warrant, the warrant should be classified as a liability at fair value, with changes in fair value each period reported in earnings.

As previously disclosed, following consideration of the guidance in the SEC Statement, the Company has concluded that certain of its warrants should have been classified as liabilities and, accordingly, the Company’s previously issued consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2020 should be restated.

The Company intends to file restated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 in Amendment No. 1 to its Annual Report on Form 10-K/A (the “Restatement”) on or prior to May 17, 2021, which is the first business day following the fifth calendar day after the prescribed due date for the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Quarterly Report”) for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 (as the fifth calendar day after such prescribed due date is a Saturday). The relevant unaudited interim financial information for each of the quarters ended during the year ended December 31, 2020 will also be provided in the Form 10-K/A. The Company intends to file the Quarterly Report immediately following the filing of the Restatement in the Form 10-K/A.

As a result of the considerable time and dedication of resources required to complete the Restatement, the Company is unable to file the Restatement and the Quarterly Report by the prescribed due date for the Quarterly Report without unreasonable effort or expense.

The Company expects that, as a result of the Restatement, it will determine that it had a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020 and expects to disclose such material weakness in the Form 10-K/A.

PART IV — OTHER INFORMATION

 

(1)          Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification:
    Jolyn Sebree          816          701-4739
    (Name)     (Area Code)     (Telephone Number)
(2)     Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If answer is no, identify report(s).     Yes  ☒    No  ☐
        
(3)     Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof ?     Yes  ☒    No  ☐
    If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made.


As a result of the Restatement, the Company expects to recognize incremental non-operating expenses or gains which will fluctuate based on the change in the fair value of the outstanding warrants classified as liabilities. The Restatement is expected to result in an impact to net income from incremental non-operating gains of $50 thousand to $150 thousand and $75 million to $85 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. While the Company has not finalized net income for such periods, it expects that net income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 will be lower than net income for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as a result of the changes in the non-operating gain related to the change in fair value of warrant liabilities. Excluding the impact of the change in fair value of warrant liabilities, the Company expects net income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 will increase compared to net income for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

The Company expects that there will be no impact to its historically reported cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities or net leverage ratio. The Company also expects there will be no changes to its non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted net revenue, adjusted gross profit, adjusted operating income, adjusted net income, adjusted Class A net income, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS.

All estimates contained in this report are subject to change as management completes the Form 10-K/A, and the Company’s independent registered accounting firm has not audited or reviewed these estimates or ranges. An audit of annual financial statements and/or review of quarterly financial statements could result in material changes to these ranges and estimates.

 

 

Hostess Brands, Inc.

(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date:    May 10, 2021     By:     

/s/ Brian T. Purcell

          Brian T. Purcell
          Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer